Maxine Waters

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News about Maxine Waters, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Mar. 27, 2014

Rep Maxine Waters will put put forward proposal that will make the mortgage lending system more like a public utility; plan will create a co-op of lenders that would be the sole issuer of mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the government; it will compete against market-based proposals as government decides how to wind down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. MORE

May. 12, 2013

Rep Maxine Waters, since becoming top Democrat on House Financial Services Committee, has softened her tone with financial industry and vowed to protect bankers’ interests; shift may seem at odds with her track record as liberal rabble-rouser and consumer activist; softer touch with banks could allow her to score points from industry, and afford her credibility in Washington to press cause of consumers. MORE

Sep. 26, 2012

Special House ethics panel concludes its investigation of Rep Maxine Waters, ruling that she had not violated House rules in 2008 when she asked Henry M Paulson Jr to set up a meeting with executives from a bank that her husband owned stock in; panel also advocates a tightening of House rules to prevent conflicts of interest and to keep partisan politics out of future inquiries. MORE

Sep. 22, 2012

Special investigator finds that Rep Maxine Waters, Democrat of California, did not violate House ethics rules when she contacted the Treasury Department in 2008 on behalf of top executives from a bank in which her husband owns stock; findings, which still must be acted on by the House ethics committee, are among final steps in what a three-year investigation into Waters's actions during the financial crisis. MORE